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    A new report from a group of Northeastern researchers explores across disciplines how biotech can ensure safe, sustainable life beyond Earth.

    The key to international space cooperation is developments in biotechnology, Northeastern researchers say

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    The NeuroPRISM lab, led by assistant psychology professor Stephanie Noble, makes tools that pave the way for reliable and reproducible neuroimaging of the brain.

    Precise maps of the brain’s deepest corners are made possible through tools developed by these Northeastern researchers

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  • She’s building better bones while encouraging diversity in science

    She’s building better bones while encouraging diversity in science

    Morgan Pfaff, who studies biochemistry, conducts biomaterial research for bone graft applications in Egan Research Center. Pfaff recently received an National Science Foundation grant.
  • How Bill Detrich’s foresight led to the DNA sequencing of a rare icefish species

    How Bill Detrich’s foresight led to the DNA sequencing of a rare icefish species

    In 2004, Northeastern’s Bill Detrich had an idea ahead of its time: that scientists would one day sequence DNA from all of the Earth’s living creatures. Now, his efforts in anticipation of that genetics boom are paying off. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
  • Scialog’s Newest Bioimaging Fellow: Dr. Bryan Spring

    Scialog’s Newest Bioimaging Fellow: Dr. Bryan Spring

    This article highlights Northeastern’s Bryan Spring who has recently been selected as a Scialog fellow for research in bioimaging. This prestigious award is meant to foster collaboration and innovation within the bioimaging community.
  • Lifestyle choices affect our brain’s capabilities throughout life — this researcher wants to know how.

    Lifestyle choices affect our brain’s capabilities throughout life — this researcher wants to know how.

    Timothy Morris did not anticipate he would become an academic, but his career path led him to the position he now loves: postdoctoral researcher at Northeastern. Morris recounts his research journey, the significance of his current work, and why academia at Northeastern is his calling.
  • Existing drugs may hold the key to curing COVID-19

    Existing drugs may hold the key to curing COVID-19

    Developing new disease treatments can take years. That's why Northeastern researcher Deisy Morselli Gysi and her colleagues looked at existing drugs to treat COVID-19. And now they have four strong contenders. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
  • He studies how proteins change in reaction to drugs

    He studies how proteins change in reaction to drugs

    John Engen is the James L. Waters chair in analytical chemistry and distinguished professor of chemistry and chemical biology in the College of Science. Photo by Ruby Wallau/Northeastern University
  • College of Science Connects: Research at the Frontier of Regeneration Biology

    College of Science Connects: Research at the Frontier of Regeneration Biology

    Listen to Hazel Sive, Dean of the College of Science, as she talks to James Monaghan, Associate Professor of Biology.
  • 1 million coronavirus tests

    1 million coronavirus tests

    The milestone of one million coronavirus tests were celebrated by lab technicians in Northeastern's Life Science Testing Center in Burlington, Massachusetts, on April 27, 2021
  • These athletes pursue championships while on co-op

    These athletes pursue championships while on co-op

    Megan Carter (left), a sophomore defenseman for the Northeastern women’s ice hockey team, and Sammy Shupe, senior setter for the women’s volleyball team, have been contending for championships while on co-op. Photos by Ruby Wallau/Northeastern University
  • The 2021 Huntington 100 class honors student leadership

    The 2021 Huntington 100 class honors student leadership

    A computer science major described by a dean as an “intellectually curious scholar” and a Russian-born business major who worked on global marketing campaigns for big companies while on co-op were among this year’s undergraduate and graduate students inducted into Northeastern’s exclusive Huntington 100 club at an in-person ceremony Thursday. Joseph E. Aoun, president of […]
  • Vaccinated? Don’t toss that mask just yet.

    Vaccinated? Don’t toss that mask just yet.

    A more contagious variant of the coronavirus is now dominant in the U.S. Variants are complicating the fight to subdue the pandemic and raising calls for continued vigilance–and mask-wearing. Illustration by Alison Booth/Northeastern University
  • Goldwater Scholarships go to 3 undergrads immersed in promising science

    Goldwater Scholarships go to 3 undergrads immersed in promising science

    Three Northeastern students—Sabrina Bond, Spencer Lake Jacobs-Skolik, and Cameron Young—have been selected from a pool of more than 1,200 nominees to receive the prestigious Barry Goldwater Scholarship. This national, merit-based academic award is given to undergraduate sophomores and juniors who plan to pursue research careers in natural sciences, engineering, and mathematics. Each of the three […]